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From: cjh@petsd.UUCP (Chris Henrich)
Newsgroups: net.nlang
Subject: Re: Semantic Reversals (irregardless)
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Date: Thu, 28-Feb-85 20:05:29 EST
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	My favorite semantic reversal: "best" and "worst" are,
in some legitimate circumstances, synonyms.
	How?
	Either one can be used as a transitive verb, meaning:
"to defeat in a contest."

Regards,
Chris

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